Other Minds (Collins Modern Classics)

When you dive into the sea,you are diving into the origin of us all.

This was an easy book to not put down. The pace was lively and informative yet never certain. The book makes the curious reader intent on learning more of the subject matter. He provided lots of philosophical questions for the reader to ponder.

Pete Godfrey-Smith shares an important trait with the octopuses he loves to study---he is full of curiosity about his world, especially the marine world. Fortunately for us, Godfrey-Smith’s life has lasted a lot longer than the 1-2 years common to octupuses, so he has had enough time to tell us about the things he has seen and learned.

Pete Godfrey-Smith shares an important trait with the octopuses he loves to study---he is full of curiosity about his world, especially the marine world. Fortunately for us, Godfrey-Smith’s life has lasted a lot longer than the 1-2 years common to octupuses, so he has had enough time to tell us about the things he has seen and learned.

While you can definitely get more out of this book if you have some background knowledge in biology, philosophy, evolutionary history, etc. Godfrey-Smith does an amazing job of building up to every claim and fact that he relays in this book.
If anything about the description of this book sounded interesting or if you want to know more about how the mind (including ours) works then this book is going to be a great choice and one you'll find yourself moving through quicker than expected.